Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Cluj-Napoca Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Cluj-Napoca

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 22.7% more expensive than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 8.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 14.6% cheaper than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.99 MX$227
$11.62 RON 50.5
3.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.47 MX$803
$57.2 RON 248
-25.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.47 MX$198
$8.19 RON 35.55
27.84%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$68.2
$3.39 RON 14.74
6.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MX$27.16
$2.43 RON 10.54
-40.74%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 MX$16.79
$2.22 RON 9.64
-59.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.09 MX$58.5
$3.23 RON 14.03
-4.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.58 MX$86.6
$3.97 RON 17.22
15.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$26.04
$1.7 RON 7.38
-18.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$34.9
$1.35 RON 5.88
37.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 MX$29.68
$1.86 RON 8.09
-15.59%
Eggs
$2.55 MX$48.3
$3.28 RON 14.24
-22.26%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$163
$9.88 RON 42.92
-12.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.54 MX$161
$7.16 RON 31.1
19.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.98 MX$208
$11.79 RON 51.2
-6.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.72 MX$51.4
$1.26 RON 5.45
115.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$28.57
$1.74 RON 7.54
-13.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 MX$35.63
$1.58 RON 6.87
18.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.42
$2.29 RON 9.94
-4.37%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 MX$35.3
$1.02 RON 4.42
83.33%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$41.37
$0.9 RON 3.93
143.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$20.23
$1.05 RON 4.55
1.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$20.64
$0.88 RON 3.84
23.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 MX$74.9
$6.29 RON 27.31
-37.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.86 MX$167
$7.35 RON 31.9
20.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MX$32.53
$1.13 RON 4.9
52.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 MX$49.37
$2.05 RON 8.9
27.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.52 MX$9.74
$0.71 RON 3.1
-26.76%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 MX$503
$22.71 RON 98.6
17.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$61.2
$0.94 RON 4.1
244.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 MX$44.94
$0.82 RON 3.57
190.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$58.7
$9.36 RON 40.64
-66.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$24.85
$1.7 RON 7.37
-22.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K MX$573K
$28K RON 121.6K
8.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K MX$453.6K
$26.9K RON 116.8K
-10.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$84.2 MX$1,592
$161 RON 698
-47.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.14 MX$419
$9.07 RON 39.39
144.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.14 MX$570
$10.21 RON 44.33
195.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52 MX$983
$44.31 RON 192
17.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.72 MX$354
$19.83 RON 86.1
-5.60%
Cinema Ticket
$5.07 MX$95.9
$8.1 RON 35.15
-37.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,787
$486 RON 2,111
-58.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,333 MX$100.8K
$10.7K RON 46.3K
-49.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.74 MX$676
$70.8 RON 307
-49.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.8 MX$753
$40.32 RON 175
-1.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79 MX$1,493
$85.8 RON 373
-7.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.4 MX$1,671
$100 RON 435
-11.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MX$18.3K
$692 RON 3,004
39.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$474 MX$8,968
$562 RON 2,440
-15.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,653 MX$31.2K
$1,246 RON 5,408
32.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,202 MX$22.7K
$924 RON 4,013
30.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,081 MX$58.3K
$4,166 RON 18.1K
-26.03%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,529 MX$142.3K
$3,092 RON 13.4K
143.49%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$792 MX$15K
$1,334 RON 5,791
-40.64%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
5.85
95.21%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Last update for Cluj-Napoca: October 27, 2025

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